Latest News from Street Lab
Go behind the scenes at Street Lab during Open House New York 2023
Street Lab will open our doors for Open House New York Weekend on Sun 10/22. Meet our staff, see prototypes, and explore our office and warehouse from where we deploy 400+ pop-ups a year to all five boroughs. More info here.
Pop-up helps make a new public space in Brooklyn
Since 2022, Street Lab has been activating the Beverley Road Open Street in Kensington, Brooklyn, to help the community explore the potential of pedestrian public space in a traffic-congested commercial area. Today, the road became a permanent pedestrian plaza, with a...
Equipment Library for Public Space puts Street Lab designs in the hands of our community partners
Street Lab’s Equipment Library for Public Space lets community groups in New York City borrow Street Lab’s custom-designed furniture and programming kits to activate neighborhood public spaces across the city. The first of its kind, the Library allows groups to copy...
Street Lab expanding use of sustainable materials in our designs
Street Lab is working to introduce new materials into our fabrication pipeline that are better for the environment. This month, working closely with our partner Jaywalk Studio and with support from NYC Small Business Services, we’re rolling out a new version of our...
Street Lab joins Park(ing) Day in Mott Haven
On September 15, Street Lab helped transform half a block of parking spots along E 138th Street in Mott Haven, Bronx, as part of “Park(ing) Day,” a participatory event where people across the world repurpose street parking into places for art, play, and community. We...
Creating Open Streets next to NYC Public Schools
Since Fall 2021, Street Lab has worked with seven public schools in the Bronx and Queens to pilot and launch Open Streets adjacent to the schools as part of our New Public Space initiative with the NYC Department of Transportation. Temporarily opening streets to...